John Assheton 
John was born about 1368 in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England. John's father is John Assheton and his mother is Margaret Legh. His paternal grandparents are John Assheton and ? Standish; his maternal grandparents are Robert De Legh and Matilda De Worley. He had three sisters named Joan, Katherine and Cecelia. He was the oldest of the four children. He died on September 3rd, 1428.General Notes
REFN: 8150AN
Sir John Assheton, made Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Henry I
V, in 1399; Seneschal of Bayeux in 1412; Governor of Hadupais, and Baili
ff of Constance, in France in 1419; Knight of the Shire of Lancaster, 14
11 and 1413. Sir John Assheton was one of the commanders of the army of He
nry V at the battle of Agincourt, in France, in 1415. A letter from h
im to that monarch is preserved in the British Museum. Sir John died Sep
t. 3, 1428. By his first wife, Jane, daughter of Sir John Savile, of Tanke
rsley, County York, he left a large family of six daughters and three son
s, Thomas, Lawrence and Robert. He married 2nd Margaret, daughter of Jo
hn Byron, and had one son, Ralph. He was succeeded by his eldest son and h
eir, Sir Thomas Assheton.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1233 in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
- b.1260 in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
- b.1287 in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
- b.1313 in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
- b.1266 in England
- b.1294 in England
- b.1340 in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
- b.1290 in England
- b.1322 in England
- b.~ 1368 in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, England d.03 Sep 1428
- b.1226 in West-Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, England
- b.1250 in West-Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, England
- b.1273 in West-Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, England
- b.1315 in Adlington, Cheshire, England
- b.1348 in Adlington, Cheshire, England
- b.1302 in England
- b.1326
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They had a daughter named Elizabeth.
Family Notes
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Children
Elizabeth Assheton
Elizabeth was born in 1405 in Ashton-Under-Lyn, Lancashire, England. She died before August 10th, 1466 in Yorkshire, England.
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